Bungunya · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bungunya

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Bungunya, where nearly 25% of families are headed by a single parent. This high rate of one-parent homes is far above the national figure, contributing to a living environment where more people share each roof than in most other areas.

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📍 Bungunya, Suburb / Locality

Where Bungunya sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +20.8%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bungunya — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bungunya2.9
4494, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Bungunya are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per home. This is a little above the figure for both Queensland and Australia, where the typical home holds 2.5 people.

2.9 ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Bungunya, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 24.4% of the local total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children at 48.8% and couples without children at 26.8%.

24.4% ▲ +401.7%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bungunya, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (24%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bungunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30435/bungunya/topic/family-households